A Soldier's Story (1984)
Directed by Norman Jewison
1h 41m
Mystery
| Crime
| Drama
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
Cast
Howard Rollins
Captain Davenport
Adolph Caesar
Sergeant Waters
Art Evans
Private Wilkie
Robert Townsend
Corporal Ellis
Denzel Washington
Private First Class Peterson
David Alan Grier
Corporal Cobb
David Harris
Private Smalls
Dennis Lipscomb
Captain Taylor
Patti LaBelle
Big Mary
Crew
Norman Jewison
Director
Herbie Hancock
Original Music Composer
Charles Fuller
Screenplay
Norman Jewison
Producer
Thomas L. Roysden
Set Decoration
Chiz Schultz
Executive Producer
Charles Milhaupt
Associate Producer
Dennis Dion
Special Effects Supervisor
Walter Scott Herndon
Production Design
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